Validating an EPUB file

After you've created an EPUB file and you've made any necessary modifications …to it. The last important step in the ebook …production workflow is to validate the EPUB file. …This way you're sure that its error free and fully compliant with the EPUB specifications. …Threepress Consulting provides an excellent web based service that allows …you to easily validate an EPUB file. To use the validation tool go to …threepress.org and then click on this tools link.…

The EPUB validator is located over here on the left side. …This validator uses two services, EPUBCheck and EPUBPreflight. …EPUB Check can detect many types of errors in an EPUB file. …It checks the structure of an EPUB file, and it examines the XML markup to make …sure that it's well formed and compliant with the EPUB specifications. …EPUB Preflight runs some of the same validation as EPUBCheck, but it checks …for other problems as well. Such as extra large file sizes that can …effect some ebook readers. I'll go ahead and upload an EPUB file, to …

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1/14/2011

Expert trainer Gabriel Powell takes you through every step in the process of creating an ebook, from setting up the Adobe InDesign document to exporting an EPUB file that can be read on a computer, smartphone, Apple iPad, or Sony Reader. Plus, learn how to edit an ebook, customize its navigation, and create scalable images, as well as how to validate an EPUB file to ensure that it's error-free and fully compliant with the EPUB specification.